FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps beat the Lansing Lugnuts, 3-2, on Wednesday night for their 16th win in a row at Parkview Field. The victory breaks the Fort Wayne franchise record for consecutive home win that was set in 2009.

WARSAW – The Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce celebrates a successful 2015 golf outing.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – South Bend starter Tommy Thorpe worked a career-high seven innings, but West Michigan struck for three runs in the eighth to catapult past the Cubs, 4-3, in the rubber game Wednesday night at Fifth Third Ballpark.

KNOX – The Knox boys tennis team beat Triton for the second time in a week, 4-1, Wednesday.

The lid-lifter for the 2015 high school football season last Friday night was a smashing success on the local level for the most part. Four of the five local teams covered by IFN posted wins to begin the campaign. Week two will see much bigger challenges on the horizon for several squads, including Warsaw on …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College cross country team might be the youngest squad in the Crossroads League this season, but the Lancers refuse to let its youth be a crutch in 2015. Of the 20 runners on the men’s and women’s teams under head coach Jeff Raymond, nine of the student-athletes are freshmen. Additionally, …read more.

Fort Wayne TinCaps outfielder Nick Torres and South Bend Cubs shortstop Gleybor Torres were named to the Midwest League’s 2015 Post Season All-Star Roster.

SOUTH BEND – Australia will use the University of Notre Dame as a training base ahead of the Rugby World Cup. The Australian Rugby Union said today that an extended Wallabies squad will arrive in South Bend  on Aug. 29 and train until Sept. 3 before traveling to Chicago’s Soldier Field to play the USA …read more.

WINONA LAKE – A hard-fought and often testy match resulted in defeat for the Grace College men’s soccer team on Tuesday night. Mid-America Christian scored two goals in the final 15 minutes to defeat the Lancers 3-1 in Grace’s season opener. The Tuesday night match at the Miller Athletic Complex included 41 fouls called, including …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe boys tennis team dropped a 3-2 final to Wabash on Tuesday night. Wabash won all three singles matches in straight sets to take the win. The trio of Trevor Neeley (No. 1), Keith Wright (No. 2) and Nick Caudill (No. 3) played singles for the Vikings. Valley took both doubles matches …read more.

WARSAW –  The CCAC Attack 15U Travel Baseball team will host tryouts on Saturday. The tryouts will take place from 5-8 p.m. on the East 2 field at the CCAC. For more information, contact Michael Cassidy at (574) 306-8361 or at [email protected]        

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s women’s soccer team picked up its second shutout victory of the season on Tuesday, downing Mid-America Christian 3-0 at the Miller Athletic Complex.

WARSAW – A review of Warsaw sports for Tuesday, Aug. 25.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps stifled the Lansing Lugnuts again on Tuesday night with a 5-3 win, tying a franchise record in the process. The victory was the club’s 15th in a row at home, matching what the 2009 TinCaps accomplished six years ago. The team that season went on to win the Midwest League Championship.

ELKHART – The Pillars of Elkhart have partnered with the Cockopalooza committee for the 12th annual Cockopalooza cancer-fighting events happening over the next several weeks. The group, comprised of all volunteer members, will be hosting events in downtown Elkhart to support local non-profit agency, United Cancer Services of Elkhart County, focusing on juveniles battling cancer.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko volleyball team took a 3-2 decision from Churubusco Tuesday night.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – West Michigan scored three second-inning runs, added late insurance and strolled past South Bend, 7-2, in Tuesday night’s middle game at Fifth Third Ballpark.

BOURBON – A review of Triton sports for Tuesday, Aug. 25.

SYRACUSE – A recap of Warrior sports from Tuesday, Aug. 25.

WARSAW – On an outstanding night for running, it became a very special night for Warsaw’s cross country teams. Both the girls and boys teams from Warsaw won team titles at Tuesday’s 23rd annual Warsaw Cross Country Classic, and several pleasant surprises emerged from the stampede. Warsaw’s boys team placed all seven of its varsity …read more.

SYRACUSE – There was certainly a bad taste in the mouths of players from both the Manchester and Wawasee girls soccer teams Tuesday night.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls golf team almost had a record-setting effort in its conference opener Tuesday evening. The host Panthers fired a team score of 166, just one short of the school record, in defeating Concord in Northern Lakes Conference play at McCormick Creek. Linnzie Richner finished with a two over total of 38 …read more.

SOUTH BEND – The House that Rockne built will finally have a Jumbotron. The University of Notre Dame announced Tuesday that the Notre Dame Stadium renovation project will include the addition of a video board atop the south end of the stadium. The complete renovation project, known as “Campus Crossroads,” was announced in January 2014 and …read more.

WARSAW – The Lake City Skiers will perform their last two home shows of the season on Sunday, Aug. 30, and Sunday, Sept. 6.

INDIANAPOLIS – Following an incident of unsportsmanlike behavior during last Friday’s football game between South Bend Washington High School and Michigan City High School, IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox has placed both teams on probation for the remainder of the 2015 season and suspended several players and an assistant coach. Cox conducted a meeting at the …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw volleyball team has raced out of the gate to a perfect 7-0 start. Coach Mike Howard’s team will get a true measuring stick of just where they are at a couple of weeks into the season come Saturday. The Tigers will be one of eight teams taking part in the outstanding …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls cross country team checks in at No. 6 this week in the IATCCC (Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches) poll. Scott Erba’s team opened its season with a second-place finish Saturday in the Huntington Invitational. No. 5 Carroll (Fort Wayne) won the team title with a score of …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps won their 14th consecutive game at Parkview Field on Monday night, 3-2, over the Lansing Lugnuts. Fort Wayne is one victory away from tying a franchise record for most home wins in a row.

WARSAW – The Warsaw varsity, JV and freshman volleyball teams all earned straight set wins Monday against visiting Homestead.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – South Bend struck for a pair of two-out runs in the top of the sixth to vault past West Michigan, 4-2, in Monday night’s series opener at Fifth Third Ballpark.

AKRON – Sparked by a singles sweep, the Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team downed John Glenn by a 4-1 count Monday evening. Trevor Neeley led the way for the winners with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles. Keith Wright rolled to a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 2 singles for the Vikings. Nick …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Warsaw boys tennis coach Rick Orban sent a message to his team at practice last Friday. The Tigers came out Monday and responded just like their savvy coach hoped they would. Warsaw continued its impressive road performances with a 5-0 win at Mishawaka Marian in non-conference play. The Tigers, who lost 5-0 at …read more.

WARSAW – It’s been over three months since the Rollers have battled in the Bone Yard. That will change this weekend. The Bone City Rollers will return home this Saturday, Aug. 29, to host the Killamazoo Derby Darlins.

SOUTH BEND – Neither South Bend Washington or Michigan City got a win Friday night in the season football opener for both teams. The pair saw their game stopped just before halftime after a brawl broke out between the two teams. The contest, which was played at Michigan City, was halted by police after tempers …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Eighteen high school student‐athletes from across the Hoosier State have begun the school year as members of the 2015‐16 IHSAA Student Advisory Committee (SAC).

SOUTH BEND – A look at the upcoming promotions happening at Four Winds Field for the South Bend Cubs’ next homestand.

High School Girls Golf Coaches Poll Evansville North; 2. Westfield; 3. Columbus North; 4. Cathedral; 5. Carmel; 6. Hamilton Southeastern; 7. Lake Central; 8. Zionsville; 9. Chesterton; 10. Crown Point; 11. Fishers; 12. Center Grove; 13. Evansville Memorial; 14. Floyd Central; 15. Western; 16. Brownsburg; 17. Noblesville; 18. Leo; 19. Richmond; 20. Bloomington South Honorable …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team went 0-2 in the Lewis Cass Invitational on Saturday. The Vikings dropped a 4-1 final to Eastern. Trevor Neeley posted the lone win for Valley at No. 1 singles. The duo of Keith Wright (No. 2) and Nick Caudill (No. 3) lost in the other singles matches …read more.

SOUTH BEND – After being held to just two runs in the first two games of the series, South Bend piled up 12 hits in a 7-4 win over Fort Wayne on Sunday afternoon at Four Winds Field.

WINONA LAKE – “Home sweet home” rang true for the Grace College volleyball team on Saturday as the Lady Lancers swept both their opponents at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. Grace’s 3-0 wins over Point Park, who is receiving votes in the NAIA Top 25, and St. Ambrose gave the Lady Lancers the championship of …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko boys soccer team was able to edge past Lakeland Christian Academy by a 1-0 final Saturday evening. A goal by Basie Trimmer early in the second half enabled the host Wildcats to post the win. Jake Rothgeb assisted on the game winner for Whitko. The first half was played at …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Mallory Rondeau’s late goal helped Grace beat No. 16 Bellevue, 1-0, at Miller Field Saturday evening.

WARSAW – A glorious day was met with cheers for Homestead’s girls golf team, winners of Saturday’s Warsaw Girls Golf Invite. The Spartans also had the medalist in No. 1 Makenna Hostetter, who shot an 85. Warsaw found the day a little less cheery after shooting a 416 to land in sixth place.

WARSAW – A review of Warsaw sports for Saturday, Aug. 22.

SYRACUSE – A review of Wawasee sports for Saturday, Aug. 22.

SOUTH BEND – Fort Wayne starter Thomas Dorminy dazzled with seven shutout innings, and South Bend fell to the TinCaps, 2-0, in Saturday’s middle game at Four Winds Field before 6,574 fans.

MISHAWAKA – Taking on a pair of Northern Indiana Conference foes Saturday, Triton split its two boys tennis matches. In doing so, the Trojans got its first win of the year in beating Riley, 4-1, and lost its third in a 3-2 final against Mishawaka Marian.

SYRACUSE – A recap with photos from Wawasee’s 21-7 win over Griffith.

BOURBON – It was all about effort and attitude for the Triton football team Friday night. The Trojans banked on a familiar face and a welcome addition to put together a hard-earned 26-20 season-opening win over Caston. Star Jeremy Jones set the tone early and new quarterback Jordan Anderson led a tremendous second-half charge as …read more.

WARSAW – It became quite a showcase game for the Warsaw Tigers football team. Getting a plus-effort from all three phases of the game, Warsaw took control and crushed Columbia City, 27-3, in the week one opener.

CULVER – The Tippecanoe Valley football team dug too deep a hole early on to escape from Friday night. A pair of early special teams miscues enabled host Culver Academies to start strong en route to topping the Vikings 27-19 in the season opener Friday night. The host Eagles, who downed Valley twice last season …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – A recap from Whitko’s big win over Cambridge City Lincoln.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team lost a 5-0 final Friday night to Community Baptist. The guests took a 2-0 halftime lead en route to the win. The trio of Melissa Goss, Jovan Bowdler and Jeremy Gross led the defensive effort for LCA in the opening half to keep the match close. …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Head coach Katie Van Hofwegen kicked off her coaching career in style for Grace College’s volleyball team, leading the Lady Lancers to two wins on Friday. Grace took down IU-East in five sets before coming from behind to beat Trinity Christian 3-1 in the opening day of the Grace College Classic. “This …read more.

High School Football Scores Whitko 49, Cambridge City Lincoln 6 Triton 26,  Caston 20 Warsaw 27, Columbia City 3 Wawasee 21, Griffith 7 Culver Academies 27, Tippecanoe Valley 19 South Bend St. Joseph 27, Concord 24 Elkhart Central 28, Elkhart Memorial 25 Goshen 26,   Fairfield 7 NorthWood 16,  Jimtown 6 Lakeland 36,   Churubusco …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Fort Wayne limited South Bend to just four hits and powered past the Cubs, 6-2, in Friday’s series opener at Four Winds Field in front of 6,101 fans.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School athletic department will be raffling off several items at this Friday’s opening football game.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps’ franchise record-tying 10-game winning streak ended Thursday night with a 7-4 setback against the Bowling Green Hot Rods at Bowling Green Ballpark. Fort Wayne continues to lead the Eastern Division by 2 1/2 games on West Michigan with 18 games remaining in the regular season.

WARSAW – A review of Warsaw games from Thursday, August 20.

BOURBON – A review of Triton games from Thursday, August 20.

SOUTH BEND – Dayton crafted an early lead and never looked back in a 7-2 win over South Bend on Thursday night at Four Winds Field.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee boys tennis team suffered its first loss of the season Thursday night. The Warriors welcomed in defending Northern Lakes Conference champion Plymouth and were promptly beaten 5-0. The junior varsity squad suffered a similar fate losing 9-0 to the visiting team. Wawasee head coach Vince Rhodes summed up his team’s defeat …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw just needed one spark to stoke the fire, one that kept burning the entire 80 minutes. The Lady Tigers had more than enough mustard to frustrate Manchester, 10-0, in a varsity-only girls soccer match Thursday evening in Tiger Town.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko boys soccer team opened up play for the 2015 season Thursday night with a trip to Columbia City.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team rolled past North Judson by a 5-0 final count on Thursday evening. The Vikings lost a total of just 12 games on the five varsity courts in the win. Nick Caudill led the way with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles for Valley. Trevor Neeley …read more.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls golf team opened dual match play by topping Plymouth Thursday at the McCormick Creek Golf Course. The host Panthers shot 176 while the Pilgrims came in at 187 in the non-conference match. Linnzie Richner and Mackenzie Weaver each shot a 41 on the par 36 front nine to lead NorthWood …read more.

MUNCIE — Students always have had fun attending Ball State athletic events – but now they have a shot at having half of their in-state tuition paid for them for an entire semester!

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s men’s soccer team will kick off its 50th season of competition on Tuesday at Miller Athletic Complex.

The 2015 high school football season arrives Friday night and the area schedule will have plenty of marquee matchups for fans to enjoy. While Warsaw and Wawasee will both host openers in Kosciusko County, a trio of great games dot the docket in neighboring Elkhart County Friday night. The battle for city bragging rights and …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton-Caston JV football game for this Saturday has been postponed. A make-up date has not been announced.

WARSAW – The CCAC Attack baseball program will host an 8U tryout Sunday, Aug. 30, from 2-4 p.m. at the Leesburg coach pitch fields.

Weekly picks of local prep football games from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

A review of Warsaw sports for Wednesday, August 19.

BOURBON – Triton didn’t have the boys tennis opener it had hoped, falling to Knox 4-1 Wednesday afternoon.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The TinCaps matched a franchise record for consecutive wins Wednesday night, as they beat the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 4-1, at Bowling Green Ballpark for their 10th victory in a row.

SOUTH BEND – South Bend starter Trevor Clifton struck out seven and worked into the seventh inning, and the Cubs came to life in the middle innings to defeat Dayton, 8-3, on Wednesday night at Four Winds Field.

SYRACUSE – A recap from Wawasee’s 3-2 victory over West Noble on Wednesday night.

LAGRANGE – There was no let down from the Wawasee boys tennis team after Monday’s season-opening win over Manchester. The Warriors traveled to Lakeland on Wednesday night and stuck with the trend of winning by way of a 4-1 decision over the host Lakers. Nate Haines did work on the No. 1 singles court with …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY -The Whitko boys tennis team was back in action Wednesday night. The Wildcats hosted the Three Rivers Conference’s newest member in Maconaquah and watched the Braves leave with a 3-2 victory. Whitko’s Nic Rose and Tim Gensch found themselves victorious on the No. 1 doubles court with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Levi …read more.

The calendar may not say it yet officially, but so long summer. It’s time for area high school football teams to tee it up for real again come Friday night. The local prep scene on the gridiron for week one of the 2015 season has plenty of storylines to follow. There is plenty of “new” …read more.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The TinCaps won their ninth consecutive game Tuesday, 8-3, over the Bowling Green Hot Rods at Bowling Green Ballpark. The win streak is Fort Wayne’s longest since June 2013.

Wawasee Drops Opener On Pitch The Wawasee boys soccer team struggled to find the back of the net in its season opener Tuesday. The Warriors welcomed in Westview (aka the “other” Warriors) and suffered a 1-0 loss. Westview scored the go-ahead goal in the 60th minute of the game but Wawasee had its chances late …read more.

Wildcat Spikers Roll The Whitko volleyball team started the season well with a 3-0 victory over Lakeland Christian Academy. Whitko won the contest by way of victories in the first three games, 25-10, 25-14 and 25-7. Kaity Reed led the Wildcats with 10 kills and 20 digs. Brianna Tackett tallied seven aces and six kills. …read more.

WARSAW – The CCAC Attack 8U team captured the championship of the Bulldog Tournament this past weekend in South Whitley. The team beat Manchester 16-8 in the championship game. The Attack rallied to edge Whitko 6-5 with two runs in the sixth inning and then topped Manchester 13-11 earlier in the tourney. The Attack 8U …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Photos and recap from Wawasee’s win over Manchester in boys tennis action Monday night.

AKRON – A recap from Tippecanoe Valley’s win over Wawasee in volleyball action.

The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team opened its season with an 8-0 loss at Elkhart Christian Academy Tuesday night. The Cougars played a strong opening half and trailed just 2-0 at intermission. ECA, a much more experienced side, tallied seven goals in the final half to pull away to the convincing win. The hosts had …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s women’s soccer team achieved its highest ranking in program history when the NAIA unveiled its Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll on Tuesday, landing at No. 15.

PLEASANT LAKE – Get down and dirty on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Parkview Muddy Trail Run. The event will be hosted at the Anthony Wayne Scout Reservation, 2282 West 500 South, Pleasant Lake, in Steuben County (10 minutes off I-69, exit 340), rain or shine.

TOPEKA – While the boys soccer team hosted Argos in a super rare matchup of area teams just steps from the tennis facility, the boys tennis team from Warsaw hit the road to meet another new face. In a evenly distributed show of force, Warsaw claimed a 4-1 win at Westview Tuesday in the season opener for both teams. It was the first time in the program’s history the two teams met on opening day.

SOUTH BEND – Playing at home for the first time in nine days, South Bend burst out for seven early runs and coasted to a 7-2 victory over Dayton on Tuesday night at Four Winds Field in the series opener.

FORT WAYNE – The Summit City was named the third-best market in the country for Minor League sports, according to SportsBusiness Journal’s bi-annual rankings. The TinCaps, the ECHL’s Komets and the NBADL’s Mad Ants helped Fort Wayne improve 16 spots from its 2013 ranking.

WARSAW – They don’t play each other hardly ever. And after Tuesday night, Warsaw might not want to revisit the idea. Argos made several opportunities count in a convincing 4-1 boys soccer win over Warsaw.

LAGRANGE – Recap from Wawasee’s 3-2 win over Lakeland in girls soccer action.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team opened its season with a 5-0 loss to Bremen Tuesday evening. The Lions won all five matches in straight sets in the win. Bryce Devine topped Trevor Neeley 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 singles to pace Bremen to the victory. Zach Burkholder defeated Keith Wright 6-1, 6-1 …read more.

The NorthWood High School girls golf match versus Fairfield and Plymouth was postponed tonight due to the threat of storms. NorthWood will host Plymouth on Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. in a non-conference match at McCormick Creek. The Panthers will now host Fairfield on Sept. 14, also at McCormick Creek. Triton also had its home …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The fee for put-and-take pheasant hunts at DNR Fish & Wildlife Areas will increase from $25 to $28 for the 2015-16 season.

INDIANAPOLIS – The date range to set up and leave portable tree stands and ground blinds on state and federal lands is now noon on Sept. 15 through Jan. 10 the next year. Another change this year is that hunters now can mark their stands and blinds with their DNR- issued customer identification number or their name and address.

WARSAW – There wasn’t much flash, but there didn’t need to be. In a very workmanlike season opener, Warsaw rode momentum in spurts and let its senior’s play do the talking in a 3-0 volleyball win against Leo Monday night at the Tiger Den.

ELKHART – The Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team is sure to improve as the season progresses. The Cougars, whose roster boasts very little varsity playing time as a whole, just need game experience. LCA showed signs of promise early and late in a 3-0 loss to host Jimtown in the season opener for both squads …read more.